Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Wildcat Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The Wildcat Township handbook

Living in Wildcat Township, IN: what to set up and who to call

Windfall Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Public schools here are run by Tri-Central Community Schools.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wildcat Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wildcat Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wildcat Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Indiana).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Windfall Water Department

Windfall Water Department supplies Wildcat Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 44% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 708 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IN5280005.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Wildcat Township

85% of 683 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable64%1,200/35
On-Ramp IndianaFixed wireless, Fiber15%100/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless93%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless70%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless65%25/3
BridgeMAXX Suncoast BroadbandFixed wireless62%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wildcat Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wildcat Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Wildcat Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wildcat Township kids go to
PK–5Tri Central Elementaryin Sharpsville
6–12Tri Central Middle-High Schoolin Sharpsville

Wildcat Township is in Tri-Central Community Schools.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wildcat Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Wildcat Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Wildcat TownshipZIP’s residents in Wildcat Township
46076Windfall, IN97%79%
46036Elwood, IN3%0%

A few homes fall in 46072.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Wildcat Township

Who supplies Wildcat Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Windfall Water Department (EPA ID IN5280005). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wildcat Township?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Wildcat Township?

Xfinity, On-Ramp Indiana, Watch Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wildcat Township?

46076 (97%), 46036 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wildcat Township in?

Tri-Central Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Wildcat Township?

In Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Tipton County Circuit Court Clerk. Check your registration at indianavoters.in.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.